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Story: Muriwhenua tribes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Ancestors

  3. Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū and Ngāti Kahu

  4. Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa

  5. European contact

  6. Facts and figures

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Ancestors

Muriwhenua lands

Muriwhenua lands

Cape Rēinga

Cape Rēinga

‘Ruia, ruia, tahia, tahia’

‘Ruia, ruia, tahia, tahia’

Places named by Tōhē

Places named by Tōhē (1st of 2)

Places named by Tōhē

Places named by Tōhē (2nd of 2)

Kapowairua (Spirits Bay)

Kapowairua (Spirits Bay)

Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē (Ninety Mile Beach)

Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē (Ninety Mile Beach)

Descendants of Te Houtaewa run down Ninety Mile Beach

Descendants of Te Houtaewa run down Ninety Mile Beach

From page 2 - Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū and Ngāti Kahu

Kurahaupō Rock, Takapaukura

Kurahaupō Rock, Takapaukura

Dog-skin cloak

Dog-skin cloak (1st of 2)

Dog-skin cloak

Dog-skin cloak (2nd of 2)

Tinana canoe replica

Tinana canoe replica

From page 3 - Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa

Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe replica

Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe replica

Whāngāpē Harbour

Whāngāpē Harbour

Kaitāia carving

Kaitāia carving

From page 4 - European contact

Whina Cooper and Duncan MacIntyre

Whina Cooper and Duncan MacIntyre

Matiu Rata and ‘Karanga rā’

Matiu Rata and ‘Karanga rā’

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/muriwhenua-tribes/media (accessed 20 March 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017

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